FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) - Symrise's quarterly results did not go down well on the stock market on Thursday. On Tradegate, the shares of the fragrance and flavoring manufacturer fell by a good two percent to just under 102 euros. They were thus among the biggest pre-market losers on the DAX.

In an initial reaction, analyst Charles Bentley from the Jefferies bank pointed out that competitor Givaudan had recently set the bar high with its quarterly figures. In addition, Symrise's volumes had fallen slightly short of expectations. These two aspects suggest a cautious reaction from investors./bek/jha/